That part is so nice.
How does a sliding barn door open from both sides.
Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
For double barn doors you ll install two full sets of hardware centered in the middle of the door opening.
Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way.
Use wood boards from the big box store and birch plywood for a budget friendly project.
This project lays out the steps to build a door of any size while still keeping the 1 3 4 door width required by standard sliding barn door hardware.
It will look fine i have a larger door on a barn track will take a photo from the kitchen and post it for you.
The final option is bypass doors.
In this application the doors overlap and slide over one another so that half of the opening is accessible at any time.
First be sure you have enough room for barn doors.
You ll need at least as much space on the outside of the door as on the inside to allow room for the door to slide out of the way.
The door open lets in more light from the bathroom.
This beginner friendly tutorial is a for two sided barn door with rustic decorative trim on both sides.
We also opted for soft close hardware which closes softly on each side as the door is pushed back and forth.
On this kind of door the exterior trim is wide enough that you will still see the frame around the door despite the overlap.